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Are You Sailing with "Weak Links" in Your Sailing Rigging?Are You Sailing with "Weak Links" in Your Sailing Rigging?
With the sailing wind howling and the seas building--and hundreds of miles offshore--we had a serious problem aboard. A critical rigging pin had backed out--with just an eighth of an inch of thread le . . . keep reading

Learn to Sail Like the Pro - Use the Magic of a Mainsail Wind Shadow!Learn to Sail Like the Pro - Use the Magic of a Mainsail Wind Shadow!
Do you use a mainsail wind shadow to protect your crew when they have to work on a heeling, pitching, wet foredeck? Follow these five sailing tips for one of sailings' best kept secrets . . . keep reading

Docking a Boat Secrets - Ten Tips to Storm Proof Your SailboatDocking a Boat Secrets - Ten Tips to Storm Proof Your Sailboat
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Docking a Boat - Make These Three Tests Before You Dock a Boat!Docking a Boat - Make These Three Tests Before You Dock a Boat!
January 26, 2012 ~ If you want to dock a boat like a pro, you need to think defensive. And that begins with three, little-known, often ignored tests before you approach any pier, seawall, wharf, slip, . . . keep reading

How to Provision Your Small Sailboat for CruisingHow to Provision Your Small Sailboat for Cruising
January 24, 2012 ~ How should you plan for the weight of provisions like food, water, fuel, crew, personal gear? Did you know that more weight means that your boat sinks lower into the water and perfo . . . keep reading

Seven Nautical GPS Alarm Secrets for Sailing Navigation Safety!Seven Nautical GPS Alarm Secrets for Sailing Navigation Safety!
January 19, 2012 ~ If you're anything like me, easy and fast sailing navigation tips that save you time are the way to go. Set your nautical GPS alarm function to warn you when you approach dangers or . . . keep reading

Sailing Tips Secrets - Use "Headers" to Sail Upwind Faster!Sailing Tips Secrets - Use "Headers" to Sail Upwind Faster!
January 17, 2012 ~ Learn to sail faster upwind when you take advantage of headers. Those wind shifts force you to point lower--or further off the wind. Know when to tack and when not to tack on a head . . . keep reading

Docking a Boat like a Pro - How to Warp Around a Pier CornerDocking a Boat like a Pro - How to Warp Around a Pier Corner
January 12, 2012 ~ Docking a boat will always be a challenge. But what happens need to moor your boat in a space at the end of a pier that's shorter than your boat length? Use the magic of a spring li . . . keep reading

Sailing Navigation Secrets - How to Use Longshore Piloting for Safety!Sailing Navigation Secrets - How to Use Longshore Piloting for Safety!
January 10, 2012 ~ Imagine that you approach landfall in thick, pea-soup fog. Your plotter or nautical GPS have become unreliable. You have a sick crew aboard and need to make port. Now what, skipper? . . . keep reading

Check Your Boat Anchor Integrity with Drag Bearings!Check Your Boat Anchor Integrity with Drag Bearings!
January 5, 2012 ~ You lower your boat anchor, set it deep into the seabed, and neaten up the deck. But have you checked to make sure your anchor will not drag when the wind shifts? Better put these fi . . . keep reading


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